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- There are 30+ online quizzes for each lesson.
- Listening files in British and North American English can be downloaded in mp3 format or subscribed to via a podcast.
- Classroom handouts are readily reproducible.
- There are graded listenings with each lesson.
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Free, ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans on the latest breaking news -in 7 levels. New lessons uploaded twice a week. Each lesson includes a 27-Page PDF containing all-skills activities, a 2-page mini-lesson, 5-speed listening, multi-speed scrolled reading, interactive dictation, 30+ online quizzes... and more.
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<a href="http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/"> Breaking News English.com</a> - Free, ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans on the latest breaking news -in 7 levels. New lessons uploaded twice a week. Each lesson includes a 27-Page PDF containing all-skills activities, a 2-page mini-lesson, 5-speed listening, multi-speed scrolled reading, interactive dictation, 30+ online quizzes... and more.
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